Com21 Launches Broadband Telephony Interface 'BTI' for the Home;
DOXgate to Integrate Voice with High-Speed Internet Access
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LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2000--Com21, Inc.
(NASDAQ:CMTO), a leading global provider of system solutions for the
broadband access market, announced today the launch of its new
DOXgate(TM) product, a communications gateway to the home. The DOXgate
will be deployed on a home's exterior wall and will provide a platform
for delivery of voice, data, and video over hybrid fiber/coaxial (HFC)
lines.
"Cable operators recognize the cost-effectiveness of deploying an
exterior unit," noted Ehsan Rashid, general manager of Com21's Network
Interface Business Unit. "With the DOXgate, cable operators will
benefit because they can reduce costs by consolidating multiple
premise devices into one Broadband Telephony Interface (BTI) and
minimize truck rolls by using the remote service diagnostics. The
DOXgate allows cable operators to offer voice services along with
data, and is upgradeable as future services are developed. Driven by
the cable operators' desire to offer voice and other enhanced
services, there is an emerging trend in the way customer premise
equipment is deployed." Rashid added, "Com21 wants to be at the
leading edge of the technology."
Com21 CEO and President Peter Fenner agreed. "The DOXgate is just
one more step in the direction of fully integrated services. It will
deliver communication, entertainment, and information services at a
single point to the subscriber's home, making the networking
experience virtually transparent to the user."
The DOXgate will be deployed on a home's exterior wall, an
interface device that enables high-speed communications between the
broadband access network and the customer premise network. Contained
in a weatherproof, lockable exterior box, the unit is equipped with a
DOCSIS cable modem, 10/100BaseT connectors for Ethernet, RJ11 for
HPNA, and RJ11 for telephony, and supports up to four toll-quality
voice lines. The DOXgate is expected to begin shipping in the first
quarter of 2001, and will be hardware and software upgradeable as
additional services, such as utility services and home automation,
become available. |
